• Tim Kresowik, MD
• Ali Azizzadeh, MD
• Michael Belkin, MD
• James Black, MD
• Benjamin Brooke, MD
• Rocco Ciocca, MD
• Jack Cronenwett, MD
• Vivienne Halpern, MD
• Manju Kalra, MD
• Evan Lipsitz, MD
• Ross Milner, MD
• Mark Morasch, MD
• W. Andrew Oldenberg, MD
• Todd Vogel, MD
• Eleftherios Xenos, MD
• Lindsey Adams, Staff Liaison

Scope of Work

• Monitor national quality initiatives and implement Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) activities in quality and performance measures for vascular interventions

2012-2013 Charges

• Perform testing of vascular performance measures submitted to NQF (National Quality Forum) and CMS as needed
• Perform required NSQ and CMS maintenance on SVS measures and participate in other vascular surgery-related measures maintenance as needed
• Participate in AMA Physician Quality Reporting Initiative process and investigate opportunities for partnership with AMA PQRS
• As needed, interact with Health Policy, Outcomes and Comparative Effectiveness Committees
• Assess SVS and Committee participation in national quality activities including:
• National Quality Forum
• Physician Quality Reporting System
• AMA Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
• Surgical Quality Alliance
• National agencies such as AHRQ, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), (US) NIH (National Institutes of Health), IOM (Insitute of Medicine), and FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
• Communicate developments in national quality initiatives to SVS members

Updated June 2012